I'm finding myself using a lot of peroxide now, brushing stuff off with it, and dosing it nightly with the 1mL/10g that's commonly recommended, and it's completely turned my tank around! This feels like miracle stuff! What are the long term implications of using it?
I had a horrible infestation of bubble algae which I couldn't keep under control with weekly physical removal coupled with dosing vibrant. Nitrate consumption was following a logarithmic curve as the algae grew, out-competing the coral and coralline, snowballing the problem. Finally, the combination of brushing ALL my rock thoroughly with peroxide and dosing peroxide nightly has turned the tank completely around. Brushing the rocks off during the brightest portion of the photo period theoretically means any peroxide not rinsed off with tank water before the rock goes in should be neutralized by the light quickly.
I've observed that my copepods have disappeared but my corals are already making a 360, recovering tissue previously taken by algae quickly. It feels like losing my copepods has been a small price to pay. I'm even brushing the plugs of frags with peroxide and it obliterates any algae coming in from the store within an hour. When I brushed off the rocks all my coral had their polyps out within an hour of when the job was done. None were sliming up. This stuff is awesome!
However, does anybody know of anything I can't see with my eyes I need to be worried about,? I'm monitoring my kH, and it's stable. My Nitrate consumption has been low, maintaining 1ppm of nitrate for days (I haven't experienced this in 1/2 a year!). I'm replacing 1/2 cup of activated carbon 1x per week on account of cyano & dino die-off. What else should I watch for while I dose 1mL/10g every evening? Any harmful chemical reactions I should be aware of and recommendations on how to monitor for said reactions?
I had a horrible infestation of bubble algae which I couldn't keep under control with weekly physical removal coupled with dosing vibrant. Nitrate consumption was following a logarithmic curve as the algae grew, out-competing the coral and coralline, snowballing the problem. Finally, the combination of brushing ALL my rock thoroughly with peroxide and dosing peroxide nightly has turned the tank completely around. Brushing the rocks off during the brightest portion of the photo period theoretically means any peroxide not rinsed off with tank water before the rock goes in should be neutralized by the light quickly.
I've observed that my copepods have disappeared but my corals are already making a 360, recovering tissue previously taken by algae quickly. It feels like losing my copepods has been a small price to pay. I'm even brushing the plugs of frags with peroxide and it obliterates any algae coming in from the store within an hour. When I brushed off the rocks all my coral had their polyps out within an hour of when the job was done. None were sliming up. This stuff is awesome!
However, does anybody know of anything I can't see with my eyes I need to be worried about,? I'm monitoring my kH, and it's stable. My Nitrate consumption has been low, maintaining 1ppm of nitrate for days (I haven't experienced this in 1/2 a year!). I'm replacing 1/2 cup of activated carbon 1x per week on account of cyano & dino die-off. What else should I watch for while I dose 1mL/10g every evening? Any harmful chemical reactions I should be aware of and recommendations on how to monitor for said reactions?